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154 HOMES & ART SPRING 2013
“We used colour as our inspiration to
add visual intervention within the space, so
I selected 10 strong colours and we sat down
and made decisions where to place them,”
Andy says, adding that the client had as
much input on the colour coding as he did.
While colour bursts from the joinery,
fixtures and furnishings, the light oak
parquetry floors and off-white walls
and ceilings were deliberately left as
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“We used colour as our inspiration to
add visual intervention within the space...
I selected 10 strong colours and we made
decisions where to place them.”
neutral as possible, “to give the house
a lighter atmosphere with a greater sense
of perspective”.
“Also, as the client is a collector of
contemporary British art, it was an
important part of the brief as to how one
may integrate it within the house,” says
Andy. This meant that careful consideration
was also given to subtle downlighting,
in order to ensure the works became
a feature of the design, not just paintings
on the wall.
“On the ground floor, the spaces were to
be open-plan so one could view as much of
the floor as possible from any one position,”
Andy explains. “The other requirement was
for storage, both for books and objects, of
which they had many.”
Much of the home’s bones, mouldings
and original Edwardian features remain
Homes & interiors
London | Colour block